VANTAGE POINT


Meaning of VANTAGE POINT in English

van ‧ tage point /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt $ ˈvæn-/ BrE AmE ( also vantage ) noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: vantage (1300-1400) from Old French avantage ; ⇨ ↑ advantage ]

1 . a good position from which you can see something:

From my vantage point on the hill, I could see the whole procession.

2 . a way of thinking about things that comes from your own particular situation or experiences SYN point of view :

The whole dispute looked silly from my vantage point.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.